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Research in this area has largely focused on brief interventions to reduce alcohol, drug and related behaviors.

Current studies:

    R01AA014323, NIAAA          (PI: Hasin)                                                                09/30/05 – 08/31/11
 

Title: Reducing Unsafe Drinking in HIV Primary Care
Purpose: to conduct a randomized clinical trial of a drinking-reduction intervention in HIV primary care patients using a brief motivational interview and a telephone interactive voice response system (HealthCall).


    R01DA024606, NIDA             (PI: Aharonovich)                                                      05/01/10 – 04/30/15
 

Title: HealthCall: Brief Intervention to Reduce Drug Use in HIV Primary Care
Purpose: to conduct a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to reduce non-injection drug use in HIV primary care patients using a brief motivational interview and a telephone interactive voice response system (HealthCall).


    R21AA017862, NIAAA          (PI: Thompson)                                                         09/30/08 – 08/31/11
 

Title: Brief alcohol and HIV prevention for homeless adolescents who exited foster care
Purpose: to test a brief two-session intervention, One-Plus-One (OPO) for 18-21-year-olds at risk of substance disorders and HIV.


    Pending (JIT requested)
 

K23DA032323, NIDA         (PI: Thompson)                                     Anticipated: (08/01/11 – 07/31/16)
Title: Brief drug and HIV interventions for homeless young adults
Purpose: to provide support for training and career development for Dr. Thompson (Sponsor, Dr. Hasin).

Under review:

    R34DA033284, NIDA            (PI: Hasin)
 

Title: Technologically-enhanced ART adherence in HIV primary care substance abusers
Purpose: to adapt HealthCall to target antiretroviral therapy medication adherence in HIV primary care patients.

Listen to examples (using actors) of HealthCall calls. Click on the Play () button to listen. The volume can be adjusted to the left of the Play button.

HealthCall ART adherence sound file (4:21)

Play (). Example of a patient reporting that he took only some of his medication.

HealthCall Alcohol sound file (2:37)

Play (). Example of a patient reporting light drinking, using the touch-tone version of the HealthCall system.

HealthCall Alcohol sound file (2:36)

Play (). Example of a patient reporting light drinking, using the voice recognition version of the HealthCall system.

Selected Publications:

  Aharonovich E, Seol SG, Greenstein E, Nota J, Aracena J, O’Leary A, Johnston B, Hasin D: Reducing non-injection drug use in HIV Primary Care: A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Technology-Enhanced Intervention. Working draft. PDF

Hasin D, Aharonovich E, Waxman R, Marcus SM, O’Leary A, Wainberg M, Helzer J, Nota J, Aracena J, Johnston B: Reducing Alcohol Consumption in HIV Primary Care: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Technology-Enhanced Intervention. Working draft. PDF

Aharonovich E, Hatzenbuehler ML, Johnston B, O'Leary A, Morgenstern J, Wainberg ML, Yao P, Helzer JE, Hasin DS: A low-cost, sustainable intervention for drinking reduction in the HIV primary care setting. AIDS Care, 18(6):561-8, 2006. PDF

O'Leary A, Broadwell SD, Yao P, Hasin D: Major depression, alcohol and drug use disorders do not appear to account for the sexually transmitted disease and HIV epidemics in the southern United States. Sex Transm Dis 33(7 Suppl):S70-7, 2006. PDF

Choose another research area:  Adolescent substance use

                                                    Alcohol and nicotine use disorders in Israel

                                                    Epidemiology and comorbidity of psychiatric and substance use disorders

                                                    Measurement issues in substance use and psychiatric disorders

                                                    Natural history of substance use disorders

                                                    State-level influences on drug, alcohol and psychiatric conditions


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